DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY ASKS FCC TO LOOK AGAIN AT PLAN TO FREE FREQUENCIES

The US Department of Energy has recommended that the Federal Communications Commission publish a more detailed plan before re-allocating radio spectrum currently used by the electric utilities, to telecommunications technologies such as Personal Communications Networks. The the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in January to make the change, in the area of 1.85GHz […]

The US Department of Energy has recommended that the Federal Communications Commission publish a more detailed plan before re-allocating radio spectrum currently used by the electric utilities, to telecommunications technologies such as Personal Communications Networks. The the Commission published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in January to make the change, in the area of 1.85GHz to 2.2GHz, currently used by the power generators to control production and distribution facilities. The Department wants the Commission to publish more details and provide some confirmation that these frequencies are the best suited for their purposes.